a nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. [applause] america, the richest and most powerful nation in the world, can well lead the way in this revolution of values. there is nothing except a tragic death wish to ravenna us from reordering our priorities so that the pursuit of peace will take precedence over the pursuit of war. >> dr. martin luther king, jr., speaking at 04, 1967, a year to the day before he was assassinated in memphis. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] for those staying with us, we will continue our broadcast for four more hours including the inauguration. if your station is not running as, you can go to democracynow.org. >> from pacifica, this is democracy now! this is